Foggy Mountain Top

If I’d only listened to what my mama said I would not be here today A lying around this old jailhouse Wasting my poor life away    If I was on some foggy ...

Fugitive’s Lament

I hear the sad howling of coyotes prowling It sounds so mournful to me It brings back memories of cherished loved ones Of ones I’m longing to see    IR...

Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar

   I’m gonna lay down my old guitar    Gonna lay down my old guitar    Oh I wish I could tie it to my side    And take it along with me There’s no o...

Going To The West

In this fair land you’ll stay no more Here labor is in vain You’ll leave the mountains of our birth And seek the fertile plains You’re going t...

Grave In The Valley

There’s a grave in the bend of the valley Where the shadows sweep over so still There my darling is sleeping so peaceful In a grave at the foot of the hil...

Green Rollin Hills

Oh the green rolling hills of West Virginia Are the nearest thing to Heaven that I know Though the times are sad and drear And I cannot linger here They’l...

Happy Sunny Side Of Life, The

There’s a sunny side where no ills betide There’s a road that we must go There is pleasant vales verdant hills and dales Where sweet flowers ever gr...

Hello Stranger

Now hello stranger put your loving hand in mine Hello stranger put your loving hand in mine You are a stranger But you’re a pal of mine Now get up rounder...

Here Today

Here today and gone tomorrow Our love will always be a hit and run affair I know you love me but you’re just a wanderer Today I love you but tomorrow I ma...

Home

Home still rocks my soul Steals my dreams each night I never thought I’d be turnin back To a light that burns so bright    I’m goin back where my he...